Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf break

Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 10 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)121212111156677666121313131313131212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111797762595110318672119145502927643434343333302927227
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
W
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
1.82
9:07PM
1.67
9:41AM
1.78
10:10PM
1.65
10:42AM
1.75
11:10PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.19
3:01AM
0.17
3:41PM
0.24
4:02AM
0.23
4:42PM
0.29
5:06AM
0.27
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58
Sunset---8:39-------8:42-------8:43----
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----32------------------
Temp. °C1416171612119912121110101111111212121111111111
Feels °C (?)912151364249988654454435796
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